Steel post and base for mail boxes



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CORA E. TAYLOR, OF SPOKANE, WASHINGTON.

STEEL POST AND BASE` FOR MAIL BOXES.

Application filed February 7, 1924. Serial No. 691,254.

My invent-ion relates to a base for mail On the post 10 a base issecured. Said boxes and a supporting post for .said base base vcomprisescross bars 14 of angle form, and more particularly to a base and postvertical flanges being disposed outside of 55 adapted to be constructedfrom structural the adjacent flanges. The upright angle metal elements.bars of post 10 are so disposed that the hor- The general object of myinvention is to izontal flanges of the cross bars 14 will lie provideafcombined post and base for mail flush with the upper ends of the postupboxes characterized by strength and simplicrights. Transverse bolts 15or equivalent 60 ity of construction and the minimum numfastening meansdetachably secure the cross ber of elements employer. bars 14 tothe post10 at the center of said A further important object of the invencrossbars so that the cross bars project tion is to provide in a structure ofthe class equally at opposite sidesvof the post. referred to a basewhich will firmly seat a On the cross bars 14 at the base llongi- 65mail box and permit of the box being firmtudinal side bars 16 are laidto extend at 15 1y fastenedin position. their ends equal distancesbeyond the respec- The invention also has in view to provide tive crossbars 14. rlhe side bars 16 are in a combined post and base for mailboxes the form of angleV bars and the horizontal constructed of elementsso formed and so 'lianges thereofI form a seat for a mail box 70connected as to be readily assembled in indicated at A, so thatthe mailbox is re- 20 knocked down form for shipping. ceived between the`vertical flanges of the The nature of my invention and its disanglebars 16. `Said angle bars 16 have set tinguishing features andadvantages will screws 18. clearly appear as the description proceeds.YVith the abov described construction a 75 Reference is to be had to theaccompanypost and base of maximum strength is ating drawings formingapart of this specifitained. and the mail box is firmly seated and'cation, it being understood that the drawsecurely held in position.

ings are merely illustrative of one example l would state in conclusionthat while the of the invention. illustrated example constitutes apractical S0 Figure 1 is an elevation of a post and embodiment of myinvention, l do not limit S0 base embodying my invention, the base be#myself strictly to the exact details herein ing shown in side view, themail box being illustrated, since, manifestly, the same can indicated bydotted lines; be considerably varied without departure Figure 2 is anend elevation of the strucfrom the spirit of the invention as defined 85ture shown in Figure 1; in the appended claim. Figure 3 is a plan viewof the combined Having thus described my invention, l

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In carrying out my invention in accord- In a post and base structure formail ance with the illustrated example, a post 10 boxes, a pair ofupright angle bars, and 90 is provided which in practice is .formed inoblique bars connecting said angle bars; tosections, the adjacent endsof which abut. gether with cross bars secured at the approx- Couplingangle pieces 12 are employed eximate center thereof to flanges of saiduptending across the joint between the upper right angle `bars at thetop of the latter, lonand lower base post sections secured inpogitudinal angle bars crossing said transverse 95 sition by bolts 13 orequivalent means perbars approximately at the ends thereof, said mittingof the postfbeing shipped by par- -angle bars presenting horizontalflanges afcel post in knocked down form and `readily fording a, seat fora mail box and presenting assembled and erected. vertical fiangesbetween which the lower Each post is constructed of two uprights portionof the mail box may be accommo- 100 in the form of angle bars spacedfrom each dated, and set screws in said vertical flanges other andconnected by diagonal cross bars of the longitudinal bars adapted tobind 1l and alternate cross barsv 11 having appa'n against theoppositesides of the mail box. site obliquityi @GRA E; TAYLR;

